Symptomatic palliation with radiotherapy in extensive heterotopic ossifications
| Autor: | Bo Angela Wan, Michael Poon, Linda Probyn, Hans J. Kreder, Edward Chow, Patrick Diaz, Mary Jiayi Tao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Combination therapy medicine.medical_treatment Disease Asymptomatic 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Humans Medicine Femur Advanced and Specialized Nursing Hip business.industry Ossification Heterotopic Palliative Care Perioperative Middle Aged medicine.disease Arthralgia Surgery Radiation therapy Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Heterotopic ossification medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Palliative Medicine. 6:S260-S263 |
| ISSN: | 2224-5839 2224-5820 |
| DOI: | 10.21037/apm.2017.08.10 |
| Popis: | Heterotopic ossification (HTO) is the dystrophic formation of mature lamellar bone outside the confines of normal osseous tissues. It is frequently a complication which occurs following traumatic insult, both iatrogenic and non-iatrogenic, and neurological compromise. While mild degree of disease is often asymptomatic, significant pain and mobility limitations may result in reduced quality of life in advanced cases. Currently, the commonly accepted management for patients experiencing significant symptomatic HTOs is a combination therapy of surgical excision with prophylactic radiotherapy in the immediate perioperative period. In this article, we present a patient who achieved satisfactory pain relief and improvements in overall quality of life with the sole use of external beam radiation to illustrate the possibility of using radiotherapy alone for symptomatic management of HTO. |
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